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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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